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Long-term trend of alcohol consumption decline in Ireland, down by 30% in the past 20 years
www.irishexaminer.com Off-license consumption fuelling rise in non-alcoholic drinks as demand for 0.0% alternative sees post-pandemic surgeNon-alcoholic beer sales rose by 18% in 2023, with growth accelerating even further in recent months
Some interesting trends here that I wasn't aware of. Eg: "Alcohol consumption in Ireland is now less than the United Kingdom and most other European countries, including Spain, France, and Germany."
After years of not bothering with alcohol I tried some of the alcohol-free versions of those drinks and the difference was negligible but the next morning was a lot more pleasant.
The original article title is "Off-license consumption fuelling rise in non-alcoholic drinks as demand for 0.0% alternative sees post-pandemic surge", but I took an interesting quote from the article for the title of this post.
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Match Thread: All Ireland Hurling Final – Clare v Cork
I’ve seen this done on Reddit in the past with great engagement, hopefully we can get some here as well.
Also, anyone going to watch the game in person?
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The Fumbally is a café, a shop, an event space, a kitchen, a community of people who come and go and help us evolve along the way.
>The Fumbally is a café, a shop, an event space, a kitchen, a community of people who come and go and help us evolve along the way.
>Luca and Aisling took over a vacant building on the corner of Fumbally lane in 2012 after years of working together in festivals and travelling the world to bring back ideas. Dinners with friends and visits to small farms and producers in various different countries is where it all began. The Fumbally family has been made up of many different iterations of chefs, artists and all round passionate people over the years and together we have been feeding the neighbourhood of Dublin 8 since the café first opened its doors – music gigs, exhibitions, markets, workshops and collaborations in tow.
>The Fumbally Stables was created in 2015, an old stables building next door to the café that allowed us to explore more of the cultural and education based work that we are interested in. From yoga and meditation classes to talks, film screenings, food event series and fermentation workshops, The Stables has become the supporting right hand of The Fumbally and allows us to continue to be more than just a café.
>In 2020 as the world flipped, so did we
>We had to reinvent ourselves, like everyone else. So we switched over to The Fumbally Shop which kept us going through the pandemic selling fresh produce and dishes from a take-away kitchen. The shop is now here to stay and the new Fumbally is both a café and somewhere you can do your weekly shopping. Thanks to the expansion of our wine shelves our dinners have also gotten a little bit more interesting and our love and support of natural wines will play a central role in any future evening endeavours.
>A bit about our ethos
>We place a huge amount of emphasis on our relationships with suppliers. These can be local or further afield, but it is the human connections that make our supplier relations strong – local, sustainable and organic are not just buzz words – they are a real and tangible way of engaging in the world. We align with them in any way we can. Having said that, we are not exclusively organic nor local with our produce. Because choices in these areas can be complex and we are ok with making compromises sometimes.
>We believe in sharing our success with our staff. This is why we have a profit share scheme that all staff members are entitled to partake in once they have worked in the company for one year or more.
>We run a circular kitchen. This means there is no head chef, rather our chefs work alongside each other sharing responsibility and creative input and move around different roles in the kitchen.
>Our food is honest and no frills. Sometimes we like to get all fancy. But mostly its simple and thoughtful and what happens before it comes to us is just as important as what happens after.
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Stop ChatControl 2.0
> Tomorrow (Thursday) EU governments are to vote on a bill (officially called “child sexual abuse regulation” but known as “chat control”) that would require automated searches in and disclosure of private chats, including end-to-end encrypted chats, that might contain illegal photos or videos.
Further Reading:
https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/chat-control-politicians-industry-raise-alarm-over-eus-unprecedented-messenger-surveillance-plans/
https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/council-to-greenlight-chat-control-take-action-now/
https://stopchatcontrol.eu/
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Relationship Advice Requested
Lads, ladettes, and enbies, I come to you seeking advice. My wife and I are just back to County America after visiting her family in the North. Upon discovering that our tea jar was empty, she proceeded to order some Barry's. Am I now legally required to file for divorce?
More seriously, what is everyone's favorite tea (and why is it Lyon's)? And favorite thing to go along with it?
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I’d love to know the reason for O’Briens being suspended on X
I don’t use X myself but came across this when verifying some details for OpenStreetMap.
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How much does a pint cost at your local?
€5.80 isn’t that bad for DublinEDIT: I keep reading this wrong, it’s €6.60 for a pint of Guinness
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“The Spark” - The Kabin Studio
YouTube Video
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Absolute banger, fair play to them!
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Anyone seen this before? It's on the Sky Careers website
Seen it on my Mastodon feed (originally from reddit).
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Trinity to work towards total divestment from Israel in unprecedented win for BDS
trinitynews.ie Breaking: Trinity to work towards total divestment from Israel in unprecedented win for BDS – Trinity NewsTrinity has agreed to work towards total divestment from Israeli institutions in an unprecedented victory for Trinity Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS). Trinity encampment protestors, who have camped in Fellows’ Square for five nights, have unanimously agreed to accept College’s terms on cutti...
Trinity has agreed to work towards total divestment from Israeli institutions in an unprecedented victory for Trinity Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS).
Trinity encampment protestors, who have camped in Fellows’ Square for five nights, have unanimously agreed to accept College’s terms on cutting ties.
Following a meeting at 1pm today, Trinity College Dublin Students Union (TCDSU) President László Molnárfi, president-elect Jenny Maguire, BDS Chair Isobel Duffy and Postgraduate Workers’ Organisation (PWO) Chair Conor Reddy announced to the camp that College has agreed to work towards their demands.
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Eurovision
Gwan Bambie Thug. That performance was class and the stage set and choreography was mad.
I wasn't swayed by the initial RTE performance but delighted to see them get through the semifinals.
Croatia was my second favourite, followed by Finland. Give me weird catchy performances over ballads any day.
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So, what about [email protected]?
Hello everyone,
I hope I'm not upsetting anyone with this question. I was just browsing the All feed, and found [email protected], which also seems to have some activity.
Are you guys aware of this other community? Do you keep separated on purpose?
Just asking because I was thinking whether I should add both to the sidebar of [email protected] or not
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Do you really get a dog license inspector?
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Just after seeing this video on TikTok.
- www.independent.ie Supermac’s Facebook and Instagram accounts suspended over Croke Park April Fool’s gag
Supermac’s has had its social media pages suspended after the GAA made a trademark complaint about an April Fool’s Day joke posted on the fast-food company’s Instagram and Facebook platforms.
- www.independent.ie Almost 300,000 people across 15 counties to be notified of high levels of cancer-linked toxins in their drinking water
Almost 300,000 people are to be notified that their drinking water supplies have excessive levels of a toxin linked to cancer.
- www.independent.ie Leo Varadkar visibly emotional as he resigns as Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader: ‘I don’t feel I’m the best person for the job anymore’
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has announced he is stepping down as Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader.
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Anyone have advice on getting a new job in Ireland?
Currently working a remote job that I hate. Management takes micromanagement to a whole new level. They're based in the US so I get paid in Dollar but I also don't have any legal protection.
I've got a side hustle (videography) that I'm trying to build into my main gig.
My previous experience has been in tech (in various roles). Ranging from customer support/content moderation to management. I also have some more technical experience with automation.
My LinkedIn is up-to-date but I don't seem to be getting past the automated systems and to the interview stage
EDIT: My instance (lemdro.id) is having issues with lemmy.world so I don't always see the updates from lemmy.world straight away. It's generally about a 6 hour delay.
EDIT 2: I’ve created another account on Lemmy.World (@[email protected]) so that I can interact here while my instance fixes the federation issue.
- www.belfastlive.co.uk Teacher who confronted far-right figure in viral clip says 'I'd do it again'
The mum-of-two has been given a special award by anti-racism charity
Legend.
- www.independent.ie Petrol to rise by 15c a litre and diesel by 12c as four hikes on the way as drivers ‘being punished’
The Government has been accused of “punishing” motorists after it emerged they are facing four hikes in the cost of petrol and diesel in the next 12 months.
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Hello Irish people, [email protected] is curious to hear about Saint Patrick's Day!
Hello everyone,
I just created a thread to discuss Saint Patrick's Day on [email protected]. The link for LW is: https://lemmy.world/post/13147595?scrollToComments=true
If you are in a browser, you can search this URL, it should bring the post for your local instance: https://lemm.ee/post/26863940
Curious to see what you guys can tell us about it.
Also, on a side note, looking forward having you guys moving instnaces!
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Future of the community
It’s great seeing more engagement and activity here recently!
It seems like the mod isn’t active anymore and aussie.zone has offered to create a community for us - I think it’d be hilarious having the Irish community there.
More importantly though, I think having an active more (or multiple) is really important.
I’m not a mod (happy to help though) but I’d love to see what others think about the future of our community.
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Is this stealth price increase after the deposit scheme?
Tesco's app. Old product pre deposit not available, new product is 3x higher?
- www.independent.ie Death of Saoirse Ruane: Adam King, President Higgins and Ryan Tubridy among tributes to ‘our beautiful friend’
Saoírse Ruane, the young Galway girl who moved the country with her story as she underwent treatment for cancer, has died, her family have announced.
- www.irishtimes.com Teacher unions ASTI and TUI to survey members over potential merger
Presidents of both organisations describe opportunity of amalgamation as ‘seismic moment’ in education
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The New London “Irish”
Originally Posted on Reddit
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I was visiting a friend's house here in Galway and we got speaking about the Irish in London. He told me a story of a friend of his who worked in one of the NHS trusts as a liaison for Irish people who were living in poverty in London; And he told a story of this 80 year-old man who was admitted to hospital and was pretty much answering all questions with a yes and no. So she was called to see him as the hospital staff weren't able to get any history from him, and she discovered pretty quickly that he spoke Irish, and in fact he was an obligate Irish speaker from Connemara and had pretty much no English over all those years. He was living alone at this point with basically no support. Apparently this meeting had taken place only four or 5 years ago.
Last year I would have found that story hard to believe; only to have in fact met a number of patients in hospital in Galway who only spoke Irish - and who relied on their family for translation.
Today I met a young man, probably in his late 20s sitting outside a lidl with a 30 kg airport carrier and a sleeping bag. He looked to be in reasonable health. I was struck by how he was the same age as me, and he didn't seem as weathered as a lot of the poor people that unfortunately we frequently see on the street. So I popped out of lidl and gave him a few protein bars for the weather - which he said was too much. And I asked him where he was from, and he said that he was from Moldova. I left and I wished him well and regretted the limits of my generosity.
And coming away I'm just struck by how these "economic migrants", these young men, now on the streets resemble our London Irish, who far too often fell on hard times and hard ground. I know if that fella had a to room to sleep in and 3 - 6 months he would be in work, and we would all be the better for it. He might even be able to help build a few houses.
I'm posting this because for all the talk of migration it's challenges and the difficulty it poses at this time - we are all migrants and are a migrant nation. We shouldn't forget that. Thanks for reading and goodnight.
- www.irishtimes.com Lorcan Sirr: There are more than 18,000 houses to rent on Airbnb vs 2,000 on Daft. Something is very wrong
It is not acceptable to have tourists living in houses while 13,300 people live in hotel bedrooms